davblay
10-05-07, 09:50 PM
Got a letter today from the Lad, he was in the Navy Hospital suffering with Cellulitis! Don't know how long he will be there, but he is concerned that he will get set back because of it.
For those of you Poolees that are not familiar with Cellulitis:
Cellulitis is characterized by redness, swelling, warmth, and pain or tenderness. Cellulitis frequently occurs on exposed areas of the body such as the arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm), legs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg), and face. Other symptoms can include fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever) or chills and headaches. In advanced cases of cellulitis, red streaks (sometimes described as 'fingers') may be seen traveling up the affected area. The swelling can spread rapidly.
Whitey said to tell you people that you had better report any swelling as soon as you see it! I guess, from what he said, that he let his go to long and it required advanced attention. If you report it early and go to sickbay, they might be able to give you antibiotics and let you continue to train.
Other than that he is doing fine and he states he will do whatever he has to do to finish training and graduate. He only hopes that he can stay with his old platoon.
For those of you Poolees that are not familiar with Cellulitis:
Cellulitis is characterized by redness, swelling, warmth, and pain or tenderness. Cellulitis frequently occurs on exposed areas of the body such as the arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm), legs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg), and face. Other symptoms can include fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever) or chills and headaches. In advanced cases of cellulitis, red streaks (sometimes described as 'fingers') may be seen traveling up the affected area. The swelling can spread rapidly.
Whitey said to tell you people that you had better report any swelling as soon as you see it! I guess, from what he said, that he let his go to long and it required advanced attention. If you report it early and go to sickbay, they might be able to give you antibiotics and let you continue to train.
Other than that he is doing fine and he states he will do whatever he has to do to finish training and graduate. He only hopes that he can stay with his old platoon.